"Did I?
Well, to tell you the truth, Darby, I'm so mixed up over the business that I can't say what I do know, or what I don't know.

You'd better take all I tell you with a grain of salt until I am quite myself again." "Natural enough, my lord," remarked the inspector again, and quite believed what he said.

"And the details of the murder ?" "I went to bed as usual," said Garvington, wearily, for the events of the night had tired him out, "and everyone else retired some time about midnight.

I went round with the footmen and the butler to see that everything was safe, for I was too anxious to let them look after things without me.

Then I heard a noise of footsteps on the gravel outside, just as I was dropping off to sleep--" "About what time was that, my lord ?" "Half-past one o'clock; I can't be certain as to a minute.